15
meditative(adjective, keen, rational, intelligent, thoughtful)
13
thoughtful(adjective, reasonable, keen, sensible, rational)
13
contemplative(adjective, reasonable, keen, sensible, thought)
13
pensive(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, rational)
13
reflective(adjective, reasonable, keen, sensible, rational)
11
ruminative(adjective, reasonable, rational, intelligent, thoughtful)
9
musing(adjective, reasonable, keen, thoughtful, thinking)
8
thinking(verb, adjective, reasonable, keen, rational)
6
deliberative(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, rational)
6
philosophical(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, pensive)
5
excogitative(adjective, thoughtful, thoughts)
5
ruminant(feature, characteristic, trait, thought, meditation)
5
speculative(adjective, thoughtful, thinking, absorbed, pensive)
4
brooding(adjective, thoughtful, thinking, absorbed, pensive)
4
reasoning(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, rational)
4
sober(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, rational)
4
wise(adjective, reasonable, keen, sensible, deep)
3
broody
3
contemplation
3
intellectual(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, rational)
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